Security & Defense

Policy: U.S. Security & Defense

Biden Agrees to Sign Bill That Could Ban TikTok If Congress Passes It

President Biden is expressing support for a bipartisan proposal that could ban the video-sharing app TikTok from the United States on national security grounds.
Serious National Security Threat

House Intel Chair Turner warns of ‘serious national security threat,’ urges Biden to declassify 

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner on Wednesday urged President Biden to declassify information related to a "serious national security threat." 
Bachmann, Boehner and the Brotherhood

Bachmann, Boehner and the Brotherhood . . .

A letter to John Boehner from National Review’s Andrew McCarthy, Ret. General Gerry Boykin, and former Director of Central Intelligence James Woolsey discusses the...
Marsha Blackburn U.S. Senator Tennessee

Blackburn, Loeffler Introduce Ban Birth Tourism Act to End Birth Tourism and Fight Immigration...

July 6, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) have introduced legislation to combat illegal immigration fraud and eliminate loopholes in...
US Space Force General Says China’s Military Developing Space Assets at ‘Breathtaking Speed’

US Space Force General Says China’s Military Developing Space Assets at ‘Breathtaking Speed’

Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, recently warned about China’s “breathtakingly fast” development of space military capabilities.

Sen. Ted Cruz Warns US at Risk of Serious Terrorist Attack

'It certainly seems that this White House and this administration learned nothing from 9/11. Because they’re setting up conditions for another 9/11.'

‘Presidential’ Emergency Alert Sent Out to Millions of Americans’ Phones

"Presidential alert" was sent out at 2:18 p.m. ET Oct. 4 to test national emergency system, causing cell phones, TVs, and radios to emit familiar alarm sound.
Trump and council on al-Baghdadi Raid

Here’s What ISIS Founder Al-Baghdadi’s Death Means For U.S. Policy

Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s death draws a curtain on an episode that was partly influenced by our bad choices, choices that started in 2011 at...

Massive Nationwide Test of US Emergency Alert System Coming Soon

In about a month, a massive nationwide test of the emergency alert system (EAS) will be carried out by FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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US Military Strength Downgraded to Weak: Heritage Foundation Report

U.S. military is at growing risk of not being able to meet demands of defending America’s vital national interests, according to report by The Heritage Foundation.

Chinese Balloon ‘Did a Lot of Damage,’ Says House Foreign Affairs Chair McCaul

Chinese high-altitude balloon that passed over U.S. “did a lot of damage,” according to Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
TikTok under the microscope

Cotton, Schumer see TikTok A Potential Counterintelligence Threat

October 24, 2019 Washington, D.C. -Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) late yesterday sent a letter to Acting Director of National...